Step Into Your Next Turn
Working with Dr. Mitsue Shiokawa
At The Fifth Turn, every offering is designed to move you, your team, or your organization beyond surface fixes—toward transformation that lasts. Whether you’re seeking personal clarity, healthier team dynamics, or large-scale cultural change, this work creates the space, structure, and tools to make it happen.
This work takes shape through advisory relationships, facilitated team engagements, and leadership learning experiences—each designed to meet people where they are and help them move forward with integrity.
How I Work
My work sits at the intersection of leadership development, conflict navigation, culture, and systems thinking. I partner with individuals and organizations navigating moments where the usual playbooks no longer apply.
This is not optimization coaching or performative culture work.
It is thoughtful, relational advisory support for people carrying real responsibility and real complexity.
I work with a limited number of clients at a time to ensure depth, presence, and care.
Areas of Advisory Support
Executive & Leadership Advisory
For leaders navigating transition, pressure, or high-stakes moments
This offering is designed for leaders who need a trusted thinking partner—someone who can help them slow down, see clearly, and move forward with intention. The work often begins with a Turn Toward Self—clarifying identity, authority, and internal steadiness—and moves toward integration, where insight becomes action.
Focus areas may include:
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leadership transitions or expanded scope
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navigating conflict without damage
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decision-making under pressure
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identity, authority, and leadership presence
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rebuilding trust, alignment, or confidence
Format
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1:1 advisory relationship
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Typically 3–6 months
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Virtual of in-person
Investment
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$3,000 per month
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or $8,000 for a 3-month engagement (paid upfront)
Team Conflict Navigation & Culture Repair
For teams experiencing breakdown, misalignment, or avoidance
I work with teams who feel stuck—not because they lack talent, but because unaddressed tension or systemic misalignment has made progress difficult. This work focuses on a Turn Toward Others—repairing relationships and communication—while also addressing the systems that shape behavior and outcomes.
This work may include:
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diagnosing relational or communication breakdowns
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facilitated conversations or working sessions
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conflict mapping and repair
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re-establishing shared agreements and expectations
Format
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Short-term, project-based engagements
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Virtual or in-person
Investment
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Typically $5,000–$15,000 depending on scope
Leadership Workshops & Retreat Facilitation
For organizations ready to build capacity, not just compliance
I design and facilitate learning experiences that help leaders and teams develop the internal and collective skills required to navigate complexity—not just follow frameworks. These engagements support a Turn Toward Systems, helping participants understand how culture operates, and a Turn Toward Integration, translating insight into sustained practice.
Common topics include:
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speaking up and psychological safety
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navigating conflict with integrity
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leading through uncertainty
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emotional regulation and leadership presence
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culture, identity, and belonging (non-performative)
Format
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Half-day or full-day sessions
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Virtual or in-person
Investment
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$4,500–$10,000 per session
Speaking & Facilitated Conversations
For organizations seeking thoughtful, grounded dialogue on leadership, culture, and change
I design and facilitate speaking engagements and structured conversations that help leaders and organizations engage complex topics with depth, clarity, and care. These engagements are particularly well-suited for moments of transition, reflection, or recalibration.
I focus on substantive, facilitated dialogue designed to help groups think differently, speak more honestly, and move forward with intention.
Focus areas may include:
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leadership, authority, and responsibility
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psychological safety and speaking up
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navigating conflict and tension
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culture, identity, and belonging
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leading through uncertainty and change
Format
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Keynotes, panels, or facilitated conversations
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Virtual or in-person
Investment
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Speaking engagements begin at $3,500
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This work is likely a good fit if:
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you are navigating real responsibility or transition
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you value reflection alongside action
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you are open to examining both people and systems
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It may not be a fit if:
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you are seeking quick fixes without engagement
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you want someone else to “handle” the human work
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you are not willing to reflect on your own role in the system